New shore power inlet installation
Here's a project I did about 2 weeks ago. It's the same style inlet that I have on my truck camper. Here's the other thread of mine which has the details. I'm sharing it here since this is a ...
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GrandpaKip wrote:Atlee wrote:billroz wrote:
A power cord coiled inside your rig is not safe
Indeed. My owner's manual says to pull the entire cord out of the "mouse hole" receptacle. I've always been told it's best not to keep a power cord tightly coiled when plugged in.
Curious as to why. Only thing that comes to mind is possibly creating a magnetic field around the coil.
Adding an extension cord could lead to a voltage drop.
Heat, but that’s only if you’re drawing a bunch of power.
